Chilli On The Horizon: A Trip To The Theatre Anyone?

It's Nearly Here!
With the West Dean Chilli Fiesta just around the corner and
celebrating its 20th year of scorching the tongues of countless
iron stomached patrons young and old, what better way to begin our
build-up of one of the biggest and best chili festivals in our
green…(yellow and red)…pleasant land, than with a comprehensive
round up of all the culinary delights that can be experienced by
festival goers this August at our Cookery Theatre. After all, we
all love food, regardless of its potential "fire" power.

Putting On A Show
"I want to burn with the spirit of the times…the theatre can play
an enormous part in the transformation of the whole of
existence."
― Vsevolod Meyerhold

…Sure it's not theatre in the same sense as can be seen amongst
the bright lights of Broadway or the West End, but it's hard not to
get excited about what our own Theatre, our Cookery Theatre is sure
to throw our way in just over a month's time. "Burning with spirit"
is exactly right, as four wonderful guest chefs aim to use the
power of the chilli and some superb original recipes to demonstrate
and delight on stage over the three day celebration.

The Protagonists:

'The African Chef'

Malcolm Riley aka 'The African Chef' is a self-taught chef born
and raised in Zambia with English, Indian and of course African
heritage that have all inspired his unique brand of cooking. He has
risen from travelling to the UK with nothing but a suitcase and a
dream, to becoming an award winning producer of the finest African
inspired cordials, jams, chilli and baobab condiments, using local
UK ingredients alongside African tree foods for an irresistible
combination. See The African Chef doing his thing here.

Rosemary Moon
The 18-times cookery author and freelance eco-gastronomy guru
Rosemary Moon will be serving up a storm at Chilli Fiesta this year
in her beloved home County; teaching festival goers about her real
passion for seasonal ingredients, cooking creatively and sourcing
ingredients well to create some beautiful dishes (with a fiery kick
of course). Rosemary will also be joined on stage by chilli
enthusiast and well known food, drink and travel writer Andy Lynes,
author of our new favourite book, 'Insite the Red Hot World of the
Chilli Cult: How to be a Chilli Head'.

Troels Bendix
This Danish-Born Master Baker trained as a chef at the Culinary
Institute of Denmark before foundingThe Hungry Guest Bakery, Food
Shop and Café in Petworth, where Troels and his small team cook up
some tantalising sauces, marinades, jams, chutneys, ready meals and
a host of other little indulgences that are sure to get the taste
buds tingling.

Levi Roots
Perhaps the most well-known performer at our theatre of (delicious)
dreams this Summer will be Levi Roots, founder of his own brand
ofReggae Reggae sauces, soft drinks, snacks, pasties, wraps, cakes
and more when receiving funding for his dream on BBC's Dragon's Den
in 2007. The sky is the limit for this popular spice lover from
Clarendon and he'll be sharing his secrets with us on stage with a
Jamaican cooking masterclass.

Don't miss it!
So be sure to get yourselves down to West Dean Gardens 7th, 8th and
9th of August to feel the heat and witness pure cookery
theatre!